type conversions : C++

Implicit type conversions in C++ can be quite problematic . To take care of type conversion issues , C++ provides us with a simple mechanism .

use the explicit keyword .

so for a class like Array

class Array{

public:
explicit Array(int size){
...
}

};

so by using the explicit keyword in this manner , you tell the compiler to use the constructor only
when explicit object construction is taking place.

another way around the explicit keyword is :

class Array{
public:
class ArraySize{
public:
ArraySize(int size)
this->size = size;
}

private:
int size;
};

Array(ArraySize size){
...
}
};

So by using the nested public ArraySize class in this manner , you 'll see that even if the compiler makes implicit type conversions for cases like

Array a(10);

the integer 10 is correctly transformed to ArraySize and the constructor having ArraySize as a parameter is called .

The beauty of this last technique is that it works in many cases , cause the compiler is allowed to make 1 implicit type conversion but now two.